Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 59
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 31 MSPs
No: 73 MSPs
Absent: 9 MSPs
Abstain: 16 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition dividedThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is voting against a motion, and opposition MPs/parties are divided in their support.
This can reflect an amendment or motion bought by one opposition party, which other opposition parties are not supportive of.
Annotations
No annotations for this decision.
Whip reports
No whip reports for this decision.
Overall counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSPs | 129 | 104 | 31 | 73 | 16 | 9 | 80.62% | 29.81% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 104 | 31 | 73 | 16 | 9 | 80.62% | 29.81% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 53 | 9 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 84.13% | 16.98% |
| Labour | 20 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 80.00% | 37.50% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 75.00% | 66.67% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 83.33% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 37.50% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Abstain | 83.33% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Abstain | 83.33% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 37.50% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Abstain | 83.33% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 37.50% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Abstain | n/a |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 37.50% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 37.50% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 37.50% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |